Does my betta have velvet!?!?

Here is a picture. Also if you think he does how can i treat without killing my ghost shrimp? he is in a ten gallon filtered tank. It was cycled and his water parameters are fine. His only other symptom is spending more time at the bottom and rubbing on stuff. He eats fine

Here is another pic

Another pic

Why do you think he has velvet?

Is the water cloudy or is that the pictures?

How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?
Have you added any new fish, plants, shrimp or driftwood during the last 2 weeks?

If you shine a torch on the fish any velvet parasite should show up as a gold reflective sheen over the body or fins, (normally the body first then fins as the disease spreads.)

If you have concerns about velvet, whitespot or any other protozoan parasites, you can raise the water temperature to 30C (86F) for 2 weeks and that will kill any protozoan parasites on the fish and in the tank.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate, and clean the filter before increasing the temperature. If you have to raise the temperature more than 3C, increase it by 2-3C each day until you get to 30C.

Thank you for replying. He usually sleeps on top of the tank under a floating shell but the other night I noticed he was hanging at the bottom of the tank more and slept on his side on the gravel and was rubbing his body on stuff. I startrd looking up fish problems. He didnt seem to have any of the other stuff so I thought maybe velvet.Today he seems normal so maybe Im just being paranoid. He does have a little bit of a goldish sheen to him when i shine a light but i cant tell if it is irredescence or not. I had never looked at him with a light until now. I have had him for 5 months .I just added a filter about a month ago. Ghost shrimps about 3 weeks ago. Chochell wood about 2 weeks ago, which I boiled first. Yes I also have had a problem with cloudy water. Maybe from overfeeding because i didnt want him tk eat my shrimp and wanted thwm to have some food. So I am thinking maybe thats why the water is cloudy .I do 20% water change once to twice a week. I have started feeding him less since he has done good with the shrimp. Can yoi tell by the pictures if he has it or not? Thank yoj

Also is 86 degrees ok for my shrimp?

Here is maybe a better picture

Can you please answer the following questions.

How big is the tank?
Has it got a heater? What is it set to?
Has it got a filter?
How strong is the current?
Is it cycled?
How often do you change water?
How much water do you change?
Do you vacuum the substrate?
What additives or chemicals do you use? Eg De Chlorinator?
Do you use tap or bottled water? If bottled water please give us the brand.
Do you have a water test kit?
Can you tell us the readings for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?
When you clean the tank can you tell us exactly what you do.
What do you feed him? how much? how often?
Any tank mates? What sort how many?
How long have you had the Betta?
Has he got a history of illness?
Any plants or decorations? Please give details?
Can you provide a close up photo of the fish?
Can you provide a photo of the tank?

Its is a ten gallon with a filter. No heater it is at a consistent 76 degrees, planning on purchasing one in the winter months though. It is cycled yes. Small current from filter. The test kit I have doesnt have the numbers of nitrate and nitrite but has a color chart that our both ok. I need to get a test kit for ammonia. There is one male betta and 2 ghost shrimp. I feed him once to twice a day with bug bites tropical formula or tetra min tropical granules. I use top fin water conditioner to switch 30 % of the water one to 2 times a week at the same temp as aquarium. I have had him for 5 months. No known history of illness. There is a fake plant , house ornament , skull ornament and piece of cholla wood .I will try to upload better pics

Here is some close up pics with the lights off and flash on. White spots are from the outside of the tank

More pics

The fish does show a gold sheen in some of the pictures but that could be his normal colour. If you had a picture of when you first got him, you could compare the colour from that image to the present day pictures. If they both show him with a gold sheen it is probably colour.

If the glass shrimp were kept in a tank with fish that had velvet then they might have introduced the disease. However, if the glass shrimp were in their own tank at the petshop, then it is unlikely to be velvet.

Velvet has to be introduced into an aquarium with contaminated fish, plants, water or other types of aquatic organisms (snails, shrimp). Because nothing else has been added, except the shrimp, it is unlikely to be velvet.

The glass shrimp should be fine at 86F (30C) so that would be one way to make sure it is not velvet. Raise the temperature to 30C and keep it there for 2 weeks and it will kill any protozoan parasites in the water or on the fish.

-------------------------
The cloudy water is caused by excess food and fish waste not being broken down by the filter. Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate each day for a couple of weeks. If there is ammonia or even low levels of nitrite in the water, it can irritate the fish's skin and cause them to rub on objects in the tank.

If you take a glass full of tank water to the local petshop, they should be able to test the ammonia for you. Some shops charge a small fee to cover the cost of their test kits. If the shop does test your water, write the results down (in numbers) at the time they do the test.

If you have dry paper strip test kits, then try to find a liquid test kit when you get the ammonia one or when the others run out. The liquid test kits are more accurate.

When you do buy test kits check the expiry date on them and try to keep the kits cool and dry. I kept mine in a plastic container with a lid and put them in the fridge.
*NB* make sure children and animals can't get the test kits because they contain poisonous chemicals.

*NB* make sure you rinse the test phials under the tap after doing water tests, and wash your hands with warm soapy water.

-------------------------
What sort of filter do you have and how do you clean it?

-------------------------
If you have a light on the tank, you could try adding some floating plants like Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) to the tank. Floating plants use nutrients and help keep the water cleaner for longer. They also provide shelter for the fish and shrimp and can help reduce stress.

Ok thank you. I will invest in an ammonia test kit and a vacuum for the gravel. I have never vacuumed the gravel so im pretty sure its extra food that is causing the haziness in the water. I dont remember the brand of filter but its meant for a ten gallon it has a carbon and bioload filter in it. The shrimp were in a tank with only shrimp and the only thing else ive introduced is the cholla wood but i boiled it for 30 mins before adding it. He hasnt been rubbing today and is acting normal besides when he sleeps he sleeps at the bottom but maybe he found it more comfy. Lol. Unfortunately I dont have any previous pictures. I will do the water change and tests and keep an eye out.

I have not cleaned the filter yet because I have had the filter for only a month now. I should probably do that now? But only the bioload filter not the carbon one right? Do I just buy another one? Sorry I am seminew to this. My mom bought this betta for my 7 yr old son along with a one gallon tank. I have been trying to upgrade the fishes life. Lol. She bought him a goldfish a week later :l I told her to stop buying him fish and luckily my brother took the goldfish.

Do not clean the filter yet. You want to wait until it is at least 6 weeks old before you clean it otherwise you can wash out the beneficial filter bacteria and start the filter cycle all over again. After 6 weeks the bacteria should be well established and be firmly attached to the filter media, and then you can start cleaning the filter. Eventually you want to clean the filter at least once a month and if possible every 2 weeks.

If you can post a picture of the filter we can tell you how to clean it.

----------------------
If you get a basic model gravel cleaner (like the one in the following link), you can clean the gravel when you drain some water out. The fish stays in the tank while you do this.
https://www.about-goldfish.com/aquarium-cleaning.html